Walcot RFC is open to all who wish to participate in rugby either by playing, coaching, refereeing or promoting rugby.
- We currently support Junior players, both boys and girls, from Under 6 to Under 18; two adult mens teams and a mixed ability team, the Walcot Warriors
- We are currently unable to support adult Women, although envisage this for the future.
- Participation as a coach or referee is subject to satisfying safeguarding and training requirements.
Details of how to join the club and how to Affiliate (register) as a player are provided below.
Joining the Club
To join the club, click here. It will take you to the RFUs membership system, known as GMS. Here you input your pesonal details of all family members, including any players.
Buying Membership
On the home page in the main menu bar at the top click on 'Membership', and then choose the approriate membership option:
- Social mamber - £50
- Youth Member - Adult/parent - £90 (option with or without Gift Aid)
- Youth Member - Child up to/including U18 - £0 - can only be purcased with an Adult Youth membership
- Adult Player - £150 (comprising £50 adult player core membership and £100 adult player top up)
- Adult Player (Student/unemployed) - £100 (comprising £50 adult player core membership and £50 adult player top up)
- Walcot Warriors - £50
For youth players, you select ONE 'youth member - adult/parent', and then add in 'Youth member - child' for each player in the family. If you are elgible for Gift Aid, and would like to contribute, please choose the adult/parent option WITH Gift Aid.
For Adult Players, you need to select the adult player Core AND the relevant Top Up
Affiliating (registering) as a player
At the beginning of the season, existing members are requested to affirm that their contact details are still correct and to arrange payment of their annual subscription. For Junior players, this process is completed by a registered parent.
To start the re-registration process in the RFU's membership system (GMS), click here to log in to GMS. You will need:
- Your GMS username, which appears at the bottom of all Club correspondence sent through GMS.
- Your GMS password. If you do not know your password, use the Forgot Password functionality to set a new password.
Click on each PLAYERs name in the family and friends tab on the left of your dashboard. In the Organisation pane, click on the 'affiliate as player' button, check the details in the next page and click 'save'. If a new person within an existing family is registering, then he/she may be added as part of this process.
Data Protection
The Club uses the RFU's Game management System for all member records. This system, known as GMS, is designed to be compliant with all Data Protection requirements.
To view the Club's Privacy Statement, please click here.
Help with Affiliation/Re-affiliation
There are several videos provided by the RFU for those that experience difficulties with GMS, particularly when registering children. Click here to access the videos.
If all else fails, contact the GMS team. Click here to send them an email.
